There is a guy in my C License class that just does not get it. We were talking about team management in certain situations. My group that included this guy (who ironically was named uncle kellar by some of the other guys in the class just to piss me off). He is a super nice guy but just has never played the game and just doesn’t get it. Basically, we had to make up scenarios where our team was playing in a tournament in another state and had games at 9-am and 2=pm. We had to talk about what we would do at halftime for the 9-am game. I give the scenario that we are up 2-0 at half and have to do certain things to keep the lead to give us a great start going into the next game. He cuts me off and says.. NO NO NO, we need to talk about oranges and gummy bears and... we were in shock! what is this guy talking about! This guy is a riot.. he doesnt have a clue but is one of those overzealous dads who just tries too hard..
Anyways, the real thing that i wanted to talk about is Football. Im talking the real football that everyone else in the world plays. In this class that I am taking, emotions run high, people from all over the world are in it, everyone has a different style and everyone is worried about not passing this class. I don’t want to get cocky but from what I have seen, I believe I am at least in the top half.. we went through a long hard day of nothing but football. We had 2 classroom sessions intermixed in with 4 field sessions. After that, we were all tired... sore... cranky... and what do we do? we play! But what amazed me was the mix of people and how all of a sudden, people who were jacks during the day transformed and became part of our team. Soccer is a passion, a love, an obsession. It is easy to be drawn into it and fall in love. Go to a World Cup and you will know what I am talking about. Soccer is something that transcends countries, races, genders. It doesnt care if you are gay, black, white, male or female. It is amazing to me how the game of soccer is such a universal language and brings people together. I mean, if you get down to it, it is a retarded game. The purpose is to stick a little white circle in a big white rectangle. However, the passion that is shown and the glory that it brings is priceless. And the relationships made all the while could have more of an impact on someone's life than you know..
Moral of the Story: Get stuck in
